John Raymond Rivera
John Raymond Rivera, better known by his ring name Rocky Romero, is a Cuban-American professional wrestler and commentator currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he also serves in executive and talent liaison roles. Debuting in 1997, Romero has built a decorated career as a tag team specialist—winning multiple IWGP and ROH Tag Team Championships as part of teams like Havana Pitbulls, Forever Hooligans and Roppongi Vice—while also transitioning into commentary and backstage production duties.
- Known ForActing
- Born28 October 1982 (age 44)
- Place of BirthHavana, Cuba
John Raymond Rivera
- Known ForActing
- Born28 October 1982 (age 44)
- Place of BirthHavana, Cuba
KNOWN FOR
PHOTOS
CREDITS
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
9.0
2026
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
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2026
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2025
8.0
2025
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2025
6.0
2025
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
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2025
NJPW Windy City Riot 2025
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2025
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
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2025
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
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2025
AEW Double or Nothing 2025: The Buy In
6.0
2025
CMLL Martes Populares - CMLL vs. AEW/ROH
-
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 3
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2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 5
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2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 7
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2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 9
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2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 11
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2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13
10.0
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 15
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2025
AEW All In 2025: Texas - Zero Hour
6.0
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 4
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2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 8
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2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 10
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2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 12
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2025
CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025
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2025
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 - Zero Hour
6.0
2025
AEW Full Gear 2025: Saturday Tailgate Brawl
6.0
2025
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024
8.8
2024
NJPW Resurgence 2024
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2024
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2024 - Lucha Libre USA
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2024
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024: Zero Hour
6.1
2024
NJPW Capital Collision 2024
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2024
AEW WrestleDream 2024: Zero Hour
5.5
2024
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 1
6.8
2024
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 2
6.0
2024
ROH Final Battle 2024
6.2
2024
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
6.5
2024
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
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2024
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023
6.5
2023
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
5.8
2023
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
6.5
2023
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1
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2023
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2
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2023
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
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2023
AEW Worlds End 2023: Zero Hour
8.5
2023
AEW WrestleDream 2023: Zero Hour
5.0
2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
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2023
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023: Zero Hour
6.0
2023
NJPW STRONG Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2023
10.0
2023
NJPW Resurgence 2023
5.5
2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
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2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
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2022
NJPW Music City Mayhem
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2022
GCW: No Signal In The Hills 2
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2022
NJPW Capital Collision 2022
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2022
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
8.9
2022
AEW Full Gear 2022: Zero Hour
6.8
2022
NJPW Rumble on 44th Street
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2022
NJPW The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street
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2022
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021
7.1
2021
NJPW Resurgence 2021
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2021
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021
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2021
ROH: Final Battle 2021
10.0
2021
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
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2021
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
8.7
2021
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
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2021
Best Friends with Juice Robinson
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2021
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 1
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2021
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 5
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2021
GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 6
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2021
NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall
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2021
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
9.667
2020
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
9.0
2020
Talk 'N Shop A Mania
8.0
2020
Talk N' Shop A Mania 2
6.0
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 1
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2020
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
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2020
NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall
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2020
NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 - Day 9 (Final)
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2020
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
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2019
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019
8.0
2019
NJPW Best of the Super Jr 26 FINAL
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2019
NJPW Southern Showdown In Melbourne
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2019
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 1
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2019
NJPW: Royal Quest
9.0
2019
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 2
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2019
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 3
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2019
NJPW Southern Showdown in Sydney
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2019
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
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2019
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
9.0
2019
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
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2019
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
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2019
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
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2019
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
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2019
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
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2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
9.0
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
10.0
2019
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
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2018
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
7.0
2018
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
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2018
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
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2018
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
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2018
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
8.0
2018
All In
8.292
2018
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XVI
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2018
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
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2018
Bar Wrestling 20: Ain't My First Rodeo Drive!
8.0
2018
CEOxNJPW When Worlds Collide
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2018
All In: Zero Hour
9.0
2018
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 1
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2018
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 2
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2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
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2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 12
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2018
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
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2018
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018
9.0
2018
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars 2018
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2018
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018
8.0
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 2
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2018
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
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2017
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
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2017
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
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2017
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
9.5
2017
ROH: 15th Anniversary
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2017
Bar Wrestling 2: Independents Day
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2017
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
9.7
2017
Bar Wrestling 5: This Is Halloween
5.0
2017
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017
9.0
2017
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
8.0
2017
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
7.0
2017
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
8.0
2017
WrestleCircus: The Cody Rhodes Summer Circus Show
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2017
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
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2017
WrectleCircus Dive Hard With A Vengeance
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2017
WrestleCircus The Squared Ring Circus
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2017
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
10.0
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
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2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
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2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 17
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2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
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2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
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2017
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 1
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2017
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 2
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2017
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
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2017
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1
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2017
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2
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2017
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 1
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2017
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 2
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2017
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 3
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2017
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
7.0
2016
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
7.0
2016
EVOLVE 53
3.5
2016
EVOLVE 54
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2016
EVOLVE 55
9.0
2016
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
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2016
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
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2016
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016
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2016
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
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2016
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 1)
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2016
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 6)
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2016
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 7)
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2016
ROH: Best In The World
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2016
NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall
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2016
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (FINAL)
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2016
NJPW Power Struggle 2016
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2016
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIV
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2016
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
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2016
CM Punk: Icon
10.0
2016
Best Friends With Rocky Romero
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2016
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
8.5
2015
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
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2015
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
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2015
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
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2015
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
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2015
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIII
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2015
ROH: Field of Honor
7.0
2015
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
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2015
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
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2015
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
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2015
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
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2015
ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia
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2015
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
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2015
RevPro: High Stakes 2015
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2015
EVOLVE 49
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2015
EVOLVE 50
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2015
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
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2015
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
10.0
2014
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014
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2014
PWG: Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n Roll
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2014
PWG: ELEVEN
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2014
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
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2014
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds
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2014
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
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2014
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
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2014
ROH: Summer Heat Tour - Day 2
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2014
ROH: Supercard of Honor VIII
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2014
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XI
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2013
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem V
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2013
ROH: All Star Extravaganza V
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2013
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
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2013
PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
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2013
PWG: TEN
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2013
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
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2013
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
10.0
2013
ROH: Year Three
10.0
2013
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
10.0
2013
Danielson vs The World
10.0
2013
Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy
10.0
2013
ROH: 11th Anniversary
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2013
NJPW Dominion 6.16
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2012
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012
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2012
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
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2012
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
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2012
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
10.0
2012
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
10.0
2012
ROH: Japan's Finest
10.0
2012
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
10.0
2012
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011
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2011
PWG: Steen Wolf
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2011
PWG: The Perils of Rock n' Roll Decadence
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2011
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
10.0
2011
PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island
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2010
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
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2010
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
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2010
ROH Final Battle 2009
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2009
ROH: Without Remorse
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2008
ROH: Eye of The Storm
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2008
ROH: Take No Prisoners
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2008
ROH: Bedlam In Beantown
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2008
ROH: A New Level
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2008
ROH: Southern Navigation
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2008
PWG: Pearl Habra
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2008
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night One
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2008
PWG: All Star Weekend 7 - Night Two
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2008
ROH: Injustice
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2008
PWG: Based On A True Story
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2007
PWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon
-
2007
PWG: Album of The Year
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2007
PWG: 70 | 30
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2007
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One
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2007
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two
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2007
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
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2007
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
3.0
2007
PWG: Roger Dorn Night
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2007
PWG: Giant-Size Annual #4
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2007
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
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2007
ROH: Good Times, Great Memories
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2007
ROH: Driven
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2007
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft
-
2007
PWG: Teen Outreach Summit
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2006
PWG: Horror Business
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2006
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night One
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2006
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two
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2006
PWG: Passive Hostility
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2006
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.
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2006
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea
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2006
PWG: From Parts Well Known
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2006
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
1.0
2006
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
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2006
PWG: Self-Titled
-
2006
TNA Lockdown 2006
7.0
2006
TNA Sacrifice 2006
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2006
ROH: Steel Cage Warfare
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2005
FIP Dangerous Intentions
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2005
FIP New Dawn Rising
-
2005
PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night One
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2005
PWG: All Star Weekend 2 - Night Two
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2005
PWG: Astonishing X-Mas
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2005
PWG: Card Subject To Change
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2005
PWG: All Star Weekend Night One
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2005
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
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2005
PWG: Smells Like Steen Spirit
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2005
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
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2005
PWG: 2005 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
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2005
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem
-
2005
PWG: Free Admission (Just Kidding)
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2004
PWG: Uncanny X-Mas
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2004
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One
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2004
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two
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2004
PWG: Taste The Radness
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2004
PWG: 88 Miles Per Hour
-
2004
PWG: The Reason For The Season
-
2004
PWG: The Next Show
-
2004
ROH: Reborn - Completion
-
2004
ROH: Reborn - Stage One
-
2004
ROH: Reborn - Stage Two
-
2004
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
-
2004
ROH: Joe vs Punk II
-
2004
MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1
-
2004
ROH: Scramble Cage Melee
-
2004
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion
-
2004
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1
-
2004
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2
-
2004
ROH: Testing The Limit
-
2004
ROH: Gold
-
2004
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two
-
2004
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One
-
2004
PWG: Pimpin' In High Places
-
2003
NJPW The Spiral
2.0